Bio-Tec Granted Patent in U.S.

Bio-Tec Environmental, LLC has been granted a U.S. patent and foreign equivalents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 28, 2013 -- Bio-Tec Environmental, LLC has been granted U.S. Patent 8,222,316 directed to a method of creating a layered polymeric plastic or composite. Foreign equivalent patents have also issued. Products that combine the patented method with Bio-Tec Environmental's patent pending formulations are under development. Bio-Tec Environmental has received a US notice of allowance for an admixture that when added to a polymeric material enhances bio-degradation of the polymeric material.

About Bio-Tec Environmental, LLCBio-Tec Environmental, LLC is a leader in the biodegradable-plastics industry and introduced their flagship product EcoPure®, in 2008. EcoPure® additives are designed for use in polyolefins, polystyrene, nylon, polycarbonate, PET, and most common resins.

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